The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes are on the road again on Monday to play the Mt. Vernon Rams at 4:30 p.m. Teutopolis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Teutopolis can't be too worried about heading out to take on Mt. Vernon: they just beat Williamsville at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Teutopolis had just enough and edged Williamsville out 3-2.
Carter Hoene was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jake Bushur, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Belleville East by a score of 11-10.
Diedrich Smith put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Kiefer made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple. Matthew McKinney was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Teutopolis' victory bumped their record up to 19-11. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-18.
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